Carts and Bar Carts
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Copper
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome, Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
Early 20th Century French Provincial Carts and Bar Carts
Wrought Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass, Chrome
1980s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Glass
Early 20th Century American Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s American Regency Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wrought Iron
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel, Chrome
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Lucite
1980s French Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1950s Italian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Formica, Rosewood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Early 19th Century English Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rosewood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Steel
1980s Italian Industrial Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
2010s Brazilian Minimalist Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Late 19th Century Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Wood
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Ostrich Leather
Mid-20th Century Austrian Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
Early 19th Century English Antique Carts and Bar Carts
Mahogany
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Steel, Chrome
1950s Italian Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Early 2000s Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Rosewood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Bamboo, Rattan
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass
1980s Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
1970s Belgian Neoclassical Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass
20th Century French Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Steel
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Carts and Bar Carts
Metal, Iron
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Teak
Antique and Vintage Carts and Bar Carts
Forever a sleek and elegant furnishing that evokes luxury and sophistication, a vintage bar cart will prove both functional and fabulous in your living room.
Bar carts as we know them were originally conceived as tea trolleys — a modest-sized table on wheels, sometimes featuring both an upper and lower shelf — to help facilitate tea service during the Victorian era in England. Modern bar carts weren’t really a common fixture in American interiors until after the end of Prohibition in the 1930s, when they were rolled onto the sets of Hollywood films. There, they suggested wealth and status in the dining rooms of affluent characters.
As tough as the 1930s had been on the average working American, the postwar era yielded economic stability and growth in homeownership. Increasingly, bar carts designed by the likes of Edward Wormley and other furniture makers became an integral part of sunken living rooms across the United States in the 1950s.
Bar carts were a must-have addition to the sensuous and sleek low-profile furnishings that we now call mid-century modern, each outfitted with the finest spirits and savory snacks that people had to offer. And partially owing to critical darlings like Mad Men, vintage cocktail carts have since seen a resurgence and have even become a selling point in restaurants.
Bar carts not only boast tremendous utilitarian value but also introduce a fun, nostalgic dynamic to the layout of your space, be it in the bar area or elsewhere. In addition to showcasing your favorite bottles of rye and local small-batch gin — or juices and mocktail ingredients — there is an undeniable allure to stacking statement glassware, vintage martini cocktail shakers and Art Deco decanter sets atop your fully stocked mid-century modern bar cart. And one size or style doesn’t fit all — an evolution of cocktail cart design throughout history has yielded all manner of metal bar carts, rattan carts and more.
We invite you to add a few more dashes of class to cocktail hour — peruse the vast collection of antique and vintage carts and bar carts on 1stDibs today.